Archives for October 14, 2003

‘Best guess, if a change is made, LeBeau gets the job. But don’t bet on it happening.’

‘He will be inducted along with ten other members of the Class of 2003 at an awards dinner on Wednesday, October 29 at the HSBC Arena in downtown Buffalo.’

‘”We are constantly exploring new ways to operate in a more efficient manner that is beneficial to our organization and our fans and this partnership with Xerox certainly accomplishes that objective,” said Bills President and General Manager Tom Donahoe.’

‘This is the second consecutive year Mike Kane has won a “Coach of the Week” award for Olean HS. The veteran coach guided the Huskies to a Section VI championship last year and has the team headed for the post-season playoffs again in 2003.’

‘Shaw extended his career-long receiving streak to 18 games with 6 catches for 58 yards against the Jets. Five of his 6 receptions resulted in first downs (19 of 26 for the season), including a third down grab for the 14th time this season and a fourth down conversion for the second time this season.’

‘The company has done an assessment of the Bills’ offices and developed a plan to eliminate outdated printing equipment, produce personalized printed materials in-house, and reduce turnaround time for document delivery to players, coaches, fans and prospective customers.’

‘Drew Bledsoe looked a lot like the number 11 he replaced on Sunday.’

‘"It’s important that you understand that you always play with a sense of urgency. But you don’t panic," Williams said Monday. "In the National Football League, you coach as hard as you can every week and you play as hard as you can every week. That doesn’t change. That’s what we’ll continue to do. We spend the hours and the hard work and prepare each week as hard as we can. We’ve got to play better and we’ve got to coach better."’

‘There were people who felt it was mean-spirited of me to question Henry’s intelligence a few weeks back. But it’s one thing for a columnist to do it. It’s quite another for the head coach to cheap shot his own player for making a boneheaded mistake. You can lose your team that way.’

‘"We would hope that he would be able to get back out there sometime this week," Williams said of Moulds. "We’ll see."’

‘”Everybody has got to look at themselves when we’re not playing well and find out what he can do individually to play better,” Donahoe said.’

‘As this half-season winds down, it’s apparent that Williams has done a better job of extinguishing himself than distinguishing himself.’

‘Gilbride knows his stuff, but he lost a lot of credibility with Sunday’s showing.’

‘The Bills are now 4-13 in games against AFC East teams under Gregg Williams, and the losses have been by an average of more than 14 points.’

‘Under the contract, Xerox will overhaul most of the printers, scanners, fax machines and other document equipment the Bills use. Xerox systems will now produce brochures, playbooks and half-time reports for the Bills, plus some more personalized materials for season ticket holders.’